Here we see an illustration of sequential interdependence; each additional adopting university increased the benefits of BITNET for every institution that was a potential adopter through a decreased initial cost of adoption.

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BITNET was a data transmission network founded in 1981 by Ira H. Fuchs (City University of New York) and Greydon Freeman (Yale University). Its goal was to link North American academic institutions and other information networks.